Dielectric breakdown of an unpoled piezoelectric material with a conductive channel

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 580-586

  Lin, S ^a   Beom, H G ^a   Tao, D ^a   Kim, Y H ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Failure analysis; PZT; Strength

Indexed keywords

BREAKDOWN TESTS; CHANNEL FORMATION; CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWNS; ELECTRICAL LOAD; J INTEGRAL; PZT; STRENGTH;

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649644364     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2009.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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